Reports: After firing Mack Brown, the Tar Heels have reportedly interviewed Belichick for the job and he said…..

Since firing Mack Brown on November 26, the Tar Heels have reportedly spoken with a number of prospects, including Georgia defensive coordinator Glenn Schumann and Tulane head coach Jon Sumrall, according to Inside Carolina.

The original communication between Belichick and UNC officials was first revealed by Inside Carolina on Sunday.

Belichick and the Patriots mutually agreed to part ways on Jan. 11 2024 after New England stumbled to a 4-13 record, the team’s worst in his 24 seasons as head coach. Days later, he interviewed with the Atlanta Falcons for their head coaching position, but ultimately, the job went to Los Angeles Rams defensive coordinator Raheem Morris.

He spent the past year working several jobs in sports media. He joined “The Pat McAfee Show” for its NFL draft coverage in April and has appeared on the show weekly during the NFL season. He has also appeared on the “ManningCast” during ESPN’s Monday Night Football games and is an analyst on The CW Network’s “Inside the NFL.”

At the Power Four level, UNC is one of four available positions, along with Purdue, West Virginia, and UCF. According to CBS Sports, UNC has the best opening in college football. On Sunday, sports director Bubba Cunningham intensified the hunt for the next Tar Heels football coach as the team moved from Brown to its interim phase. Cunningham talked about his current search status and his plans for finding a new coach in an in-house studio interview that the school broadcast on Monday.

This is quite the move for Belichick, as he’s never coached at the collegiate level. The former New England Patriots head coach will have to get used to coaching on Saturdays instead of Sundays, along with a lot of other differences between the college and pro level.

But after being shut out of NFL jobs last winter, he’s ready for a new chapter in his Hall of Fame career. He’ll now look to turn North Carolina — a powerhouse in college basketball — into a powerhouse of college football.

Belichick will now become the 35th head football coach in UNC history. He replaces Mack Brown, who was fired last month after a 6-6 season. Brown was 113-79-1 over his six seasons with the Tar Heels, and was 1-4 in bowl games with the school.

Belichick interviewed with North Carolina last week and the two sides met for five hours on Sunday, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported on Monday. Belichick reportedly agreed to become the next Tar Heels head coach on Tuesday, but only if the university accepted a 400-page “organizational bible” that included stipulations on his staff, their salary, and a request for his son Stephen to be named his successor,